Academic pressure, stress, and associated factors are pervasive throughout education. Lately, depression, anxiety, and stress emerged as alarming mental health issues among health science students. A crosssectional descriptive study was conducted among 2,064 students at Can Tho Medical College to determine the prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress, along with associated factors.

Research aims: The research aims at researching and developing theoretical and practical basis for control theory-based teaching. On that basis, the research builds up the process of control theory-based teaching and apply it to teaching PLC modules for engineering majored college students.